Osmanthus Jelly 桂花糕

Osmanthus fragrans is a flower native to China that is valued for its delicate fruity-floral apricot aroma. It is especially valued as an additive for tea and desserts, which contain lonone, capric acid lipids, linalool as well as vitamins.

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Ai Li, yes must use the dried flowers and it is very fragrant after boiled. Can get it at Kwong Cheong Thye or 裕华,Chinatown.It is better to strain the dried flowers after boiled because not many people enjoy the bite of this dried flowers.

The jelly looks so inviting. I am thinking of making it with the osmanthus sugar only since dried osmanthus is not available where I live. Can you please tell me what is the weight of the packet of agar agar powder and what is the effect of the 1/4 teaspoon of gelatine on the jelly?

@CheezyHeartAiyoh! They are really suckers! Yes I weight the packet is 100g. Actually the first packet I bought was only $3.00 and when I went there the 2nd time within a week, the price changed to $4.00. I even protest at the cashier why the price changes so fast!! You can take a look at Bakericious's blog, the packet I gave her was 100g. Don't wash the dried osmanthus, just use straight away. This dessert must be sweet otherwise it won't taste nice. (can also omit the gelatin powder ~ no problem)Store the unused dried osmanthus in the fridge.

Ann, your jelly is awesome! From those HK movies, this osmanthus goodies were only meant for the Emperors and it's a speciality. I saw those flowers during one of my China trips and they were indeed sweet smelling! Thanks for sharing, will hunt of the syrup in the medical shops.

The jelly is beautiful and I know the jelly must be very fragrant. One of my favorite oolongs is the osmanthus tea. I have a hard time finding this tea at the stores but I did manage to buy some when I was in Japan recently 🙂

I don't think I have ever tried these flowers before. I'm quite intrigued by your post and will definitely look for these next time I go grocery shopping. Your presentation makes me want to go running for a spoon to gobble this up. Thanks for sharing this new ingredient with me.

These are possibly the prettiest jellies I've seen! I love the delicate osmanthus. I am saving this to show my mom – after searching a long time, she finally found osmanthus in a tea shop recently and was soo happy (until that time, I didn't even know about it, she had to explain to me how much she like it as a tea :)).

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